Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   BACKBONED ANIMALS   (CHORDATA)
Class   FISH - BONEY   (TELEOSTOMI)
Order   FISH - PERCH-LIKE   (PERCIFORMES)
Family   FISH - CICHLID   (CICHLIDAE)
Subfamily   FISH - CICHLID - AFRICAN   (CICHLIDAE - AFRICAN)
Species 
Common name: TILAPIA
Scientific name: ASPROTILAPIA LEPTURA
Common name:
Scientific name: CALLOCHROMIS PLEUROSPILUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CARDIOPHARYNX SCHOUTEDENI
Common name:
Scientific name: CYPHONTILIPIA FRONTOSA
Common name: CICHLID - BLUE ZEBRA
Scientific name: HAPLOCHROMIS BURTONI
Common name:
Scientific name: HAPLOCHROMIS HOREI
Common name:
Scientific name: HAPLOCHROMIS PALLIDUS
Common name:
Scientific name: HAPLOCHROMIS VENUSTUS
Common name:
Scientific name: LABIOCHILOTES LABIATUS
Common name:
Scientific name: OREOCHROMIS TANGANYIKAE
Common name:
Scientific name: TILAPIA MELANOTHERON
Common name:
Scientific name: TILAPIA TANGANYIKAE
Common name:
Scientific name: TROPLEUS MOORI